Also, for Paper Pumpkin Subscribers, there are NEW kits available to order, including last month's darling frame kit. It's the supplies only, not stamps, but you could use what you already have and modify it if you were a newbie last month!

Also, have you checked my events page? I have all sorts of fun planned for May, including an event for National Scrapbooking Day, this coming Saturday.

RSVP today!

If you are planning on placing and order before month's end (to get in on the hostess dollar drawing) be sure to use hostess code VSB33MFZ

Also, as some of you are anxiously awaiting, (as was I for the wonderful UPS man), here are some sneak peeks at the new Project Life by Stampin' Up! Line. Can I just say how much I LOVE it?

Here's what makes it great about the SU exclusivity:

1. SU offers no duplicates. There are similar designs on the back of each card, but no 2 cards are the same. They are offered in vertical and horizontal arrangements, also.

2. The box that the SU PL cards come in store the cards vertically, making viewing your card choices a breeze. No digging through a pile of cards, or reorganizing the cards you have into a workable storage solution. It's done for you!

3. The journaling pens fit nicely in the box, as well as space for the accessory pack, stamp sets, photos, OR an ink pad, making your memory keeping possible on the go!

5. SU cards have square corners, making it possible for you to decide whether or not you want to round your cards & photos or leave them square.

5. SU offers coordinating framelits to easily make 3" x 4" cards or crop your photos without thinking about centering your subject. Just line it up on the magnetic platform and run it through the Big Shot and it's done! There is also a 4" x 6" framelit, as well as other shapes to coordinate with titles and more!

Strawberry Slush ruffled ribbon, more Bermuda Bay Taffeta and two stickers from the Accessory Pack. Adding a few tiny details really dresses the card up, but it would work just fine without as well!

Stamped stars from Point and Click stamp set, and an arrow sticker from the Accessory Pack

Hearts stamped in Bermuda Bay Ink with stamps from the Point and Click stamp set

Cards embellished with some Candy Dots. And don't you just love that rainbow card? I can't decide if I should dress it up at all.

So here are the layouts! I had no idea where to start in my thousands of printed photos, and almost felt like it had to "make sense" in some way to me. Then I knew I was totally over thinking this and the whole point is to make it simple. So I browsed through the cards for some inspiration and here we are. Some bright and colorful rainbow cards to add to some pictures that had some pops of color in them as well! I was really trying to stick to simple, but I couldn't stay away from a few snippets of ribbon and some candy dots!

Honestly, I've always been a scrapbooker, ALWAYS. But it takes SO long to scrapbook! So like so many others, my scrapbooking has taken a back seat to life. With Project Life, the idea is to "cultivate a good life" and preserve it. Little Miss was just as excited to see these pages as she is to see a full on scrapbook page. And the great thing? I can still do a full 12" x 12" layout if I want, and just slip it in a proper page protector.

You guys know those slide in albums that hold 4"x6" photos, and have a few lines next to each photo spot to journal something quick? Well this is as easy and so much cuter. You don't need glue or scissors. I chose to dress this up a bit, but it would have worked just as well to slip cards in without ribbon or dots! It's so simple and so cute. That's what makes these cards from SU awesome...they're already cuted up! :)

Thanks for reading my novel today!

Project Life by Stampin' Up! will be available to order May 1. Just in time for National Scrapbooking Day!

Monday, April 21, 2014

Stampin' Up! released the retired list today! If there's anything on there you have been eyeing, grab it before it's gone! This is the first time they've said "while supplies last" on stamps. To motivate us even more, there's free shipping this week.

Could there be a better time to shop?

(Did anyone read that in a Matthew Perry/Chandler voice? I must admit, I did.)

Do you feel a sense of urgency? You should! I placed my order this morning, and Summer Starfruit paper was already sold out. :( This list will be updated daily (with the sold out items), but check the website for the latest up to date availability!

Be sure to use hostess code VSB33MFZ when shopping and I will enter you in the drawing for the hostess dollars. Yep! That's right, I give the hostess dollars that are earned from all customer orders away, TO MAYBE YOU!

Friday, April 18, 2014

That's right! Monday, April 21 through Friday April 25 SU is offering FREE SHIPPING on ALL orders. Expedited shipping is excluded. This is a great time to place an order, as FREE SHIPPING has only been offered one other time (that I know) of in the past 4 years...

ALSO, the retired list will be posted, and items are while supplies last. Usually it's just accessories, but this year, SU will not be filling all stamp orders. Once they are out, they are out! So if there's anything you've been eyeing from the 2012-2014 In Colors, snatch them up, and check back Monday for the retired list and place your orders with FREE SHIPPING!

When ordering (if less than $150), please use hostess code VSB33MFZ. I will be giving away the hostess dollars to one lucky customer :)

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

As I mentioned on Monday, I'd be posting about the Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit. I LOVE IT! I don't get to sit down a whole lot and do a project from start to finish. With my two little buddies, my "me time" usually comes in spurts, here and there. So getting to do a kit was such a treat for me. It was SO fast! I made all 20 notecards (3 1/2" x 5") in just over an hour, maybe 90 minutes? This is also why I love My Paper Pumpkin so much!

Here's what I made:

Here are the instruction sheets. It made it so simple. Just follow the picture. Of course you could create your own cards using the materials provided, but I loved what they were already and didn't want to change a thing!

It even uses a fun technique, called masking. It's a great way to get more out of your stamps by only stamping certain parts, while masking others off. So don't be intimidated newbies! You'll even learn something with these very easy, step-by-step directions.

And look! Here's the leftovers! Lots of twine, extra clips, and pre-adhered tags & accents. There's lots! I didn't count, but I bet you could make a solid 5-7 more cards with these with just a few sheets of cardstock.

Also, this kit comes with a Basic Gray Stampin' Spot, a sheet of dimensionals, as well as a clear block for your stamps to stick to. All you need is, well nothing! It's ready to go!

20 cards for $20? Plus all these extras! I don't know how you could go wrong!

Be sure to use hostess code VSB33MFZ when shopping...I give away hostess benefits, which means free product for YOU!

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Here are this weeks weekly deals! Look at the Chevron Ribbon on there! :) And who doesn't need to stock up on Glue STICKS? Remember to use hostess code VSB33MFZ when shopping. These offers are good until Monday.